Shared Culture as part of Cavan Calling Evening in Mullaghboy Hall with Special Guest Willie Drennan Duo on Thursday 27th July 2023
This is a FREE EVENT from 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Martin Donohoe accordion, Eamon Maguire Storyteller & NYAH Friends join Mullaghboy Band under direction of Jim Mills for tunes, stories and songs from both Protestant and Catholic traditions. The Willie Drennan Duo will join in this celebration of music at Mullaghboy Hall, Rathkenny celebrating Cavan Calling.
Everyone Welcome to join!
For any further information you can contact Martin on: (086) 2342270
📍 Mullaghboy Hall Rathkenny ,Tullyvin Co Cavan H16 F342
Background
Mullaghboy Band was originally a flute band – started by Mullaghboy Orange Lodge in the 2nd part of the 1800’s and continued until 1956 when the lodge decided to form an accordion band with the late Bro. Stephen McAdam as band master.
The band has continued under the leadership of the McAdam & Mills families since with Jim Mills in the driving seat at present.
The first accordions were bought in the late George Greer’s shop in Cootehill at a cost of £12 and £6. The latest accordions we bought were almost €3,000 each.
The band attends the local picnics and parades and in the nearby counties. In later years we’ve become involved in some cross-community projects that have brought us all over the country. We’ve been as far as Glenarm Castle in Co Antrim (as part of the Dalriada festival with Cavan Comhaltas). We’ve also been to events in Dundalk and Dublin.
The members of the band vary in age between 7 years and 87 years.
The band continues to survive and occasionally we are joined by guest players from other bands.
Our musical repertoire is mainly gospel and hymn tunes. We also play a selection of Scottish and Irish pieces.
Willie Drennan Duo
Willie Drennan is a musician, composer, storyteller, poet and writer who draws much of his material from the cultural traditions of his native County Antrim.
Drennan worked extensively across Europe and North America, between 1976 and 1997, before returning to Northern Ireland.
He has produced and recorded 19 CD albums and 3 DVD’s of his work.
Numerous theatre productions of Drennan’s, involving a fusion of music, song, spoken word and dance, have performed at festivals and theatre venues across UK, Ireland and Canada.
Willie is also well known as a presenter of television and radio shows, including the popular television series ‘A Dander With Drennan’ for BBC Northern Ireland 2005 -2009. He is a familiar visitor to Cavan and has worked with NYAH and the Mullaghboy Accordion Band since 2010.